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    Mast Material

    actually i would need 1 1/2 in. for outside diameter of 1 15/16 or close to 2 in. which is what i would need for close to the correct diameter. looking more for past practice users with big antennas.
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    Mast Material

    Okay i'm cheap trying to figure out what a good substitute for chrome moly is. will be stacking 10.1sq. 24 ft. boom 38ft.ele. HF 3 sq. 12 ft. boom (2mtr.) & 2sq. 8ft, boom (70cm.) with a vertical stick 6 ft of seperation between the HF and the 2mtr/70cm. ants on a cross boom and the the vert...
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    Dipole Feedline Recomendations

    basically if it's just a single band just feed it with coax and be done with it. if you want multi band then go with the ladder line , balun and tuner
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    My Mobile Setup

    Ah the good ole days! you can't go wrong with that set up.
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    Dipole Feedline Recomendations

    :) That's what i do except i use a 1:1 balun from DX engineering based on Balun Models for Most Applications from DX Engineering The info provided here helped and i haven't been disappointed. You may not buy one of their baluns (I did) but can help you make you decision.
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    My Shack M3JZT

    very nice! ooops i think i'm drooooling
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    So many questions! (buying a scanner)

    get a GRE they made quite a few scanners for other BC,RS before going with their own this is probably one of the best without going to proffesional commercial gear. GRE America, Inc. - grecom scanner receiver, lcd modules, spread spectrum radio, wireless bridge, scanner antenna, scanner pre-amps.
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    New mobile antenna for me.

    C'om doc post the contester pics in an album! oh yeah this was about your newest toy thingy. Well i would still like to those pics too. Believe me i know theese things take time. It took me 2 weeks to get mine installed correctly and 3 different coils before i was happy. lots of bonding to get...
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    20,40 & 75 meters what do yall use

    a homebrewed "cobra ultralite sr" for 160,80/75,40,20 mtrs. par omni angles for 6 & 2 mtr ssb 26,32 ft. up. just order a Tennadyne T10 Tennadyne, L.L.C. - Specifications & Prices to go up on my new universal tower 21-40 and my gulfalpha 2mtr & 70cm. dual polarity 8ele. beams. and a comet GP-15...
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    FCC Has Done "Literally Nothing" to Comply with Court Ruling

    :headbang I strongly doubt it, he can't save us from ourselves.:(
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    Can it snow and thunderstorm all at the same time?

    Well Iv'e seen it happen up here twice now, last week we had sherriff deputies reporting to dispatched that they thought a transformer had blown. I called dispatch and told them it was lightening out because we saw it too and have it on video capture. my work is 17miles away from the nearest...
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    Yaesu or Hy-Gain Rotor

    yeah my chevy is better than your ford! I have a ham 4 sitting here disassembled time to give yaesu a chance at it.
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    Hams are "bad", CBers are "bad", misinformation is common

    well, i know quite a bit of hams that came from cb, it doesn't make them any less of an operator. I didn't come from cb but i use one. As far as hams being better..... there have been times when iv'e had to change bands due to the language on 75/80 mtrs. when the harmonics are in the truck. I...
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    Police mistake a ham radio for a bomb

    :headbang :headbang Wow! i have one of those POS baluns i should call the local media. And sit back and pour a drink and wait for the local keystone cops to come and detonate it .:laugh::laugh::laugh::lol::lol::wink::thumbup:
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    can you change my user name

    :thumbup::thumbup:congrats on da new call & user name:biggrin:
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    DX window 75m reminder for Generals

    Ah! so it's not just me noticing it. thanks for the reminder, that i need to upgrade. I heard a couple of OO's on the local repeater 2 nights ago discussing this issue, so it might be becoming a problem.
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    New mobile antenna for me.

    Doc, how's that scorpion working out for you? waitin for an update
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    Under eave J mount for VHF/UHF vertical

    if it'll hold a dish antenna then it should hold fine, but as previously stated don't add anymore mast to which you stated.
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    Security Warning

    nope, i'm not having that issue